Microwave meatballs, as if fried, soft and tasty? With this recipe, you can! In just a few minutes and without making a mess, we can enjoy meatballs, cooked in the microwave. Small tricks will make them perfect. Quick like the microwave meatballs in sauce and microwave eggplant meatballs, microwave-cooked meatballs are lighter than the fried version, while remaining tender. To start, soak the stale bread in water, season the ground meat with eggs, parsley, garlic, grated cheese. Then mix everything with the squeezed bread and form the meatballs. Just preheat the olive oil for two minutes and add the meatballs. All this without making a mess and without the smell of frying around the house, what more could you want? Now let’s get to the recipe for making microwave meatballs and let me know if you also found them perfect.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 3
- Cooking methods: Microwave
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for making beef ground meatballs
- 7 oz beef (ground)
- 1 egg (large or two small)
- 1 bread (stale 4 oz)
- 2 sprigs parsley
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon Parmigiano Reggiano DOP (grated)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (preferably spray)
What you need
- 1 Microwave oven
- 1 Microwave tray heating plate or Crisp or Panacrunch
- 1 Bowl
Preparation
Soak the bun in cold water. Meanwhile, place the ground meat in a bowl, add the egg, cheese, washed and chopped parsley, chopped garlic, salt, and pepper. Mix well to combine the ingredients. Squeeze the bread, crumble it with your hands and add it to the meat. Quickly knead everything together. Form many meatballs from the mixture, a bit larger than a walnut.
Spray or brush the tray with oil, arrange the meatballs and spray them with a little oil. Insert the meatballs into the microwave and start cooking with the Crisp function* for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes, remove the tray from the microwave and turn the meatballs over. Continue cooking for another 8 minutes or so (check the cooking during the last two minutes).
Serve the meatballs hot and enjoy!
Extra tips for microwave-cooked meatballs
If your microwave does not have the Crisp function, you can cook the meatballs in the microwave using the microwave+grill combination function. Some more powerful microwaves will allow you to cook the meatballs in just 12 minutes.
